the-BA : National Science Week 2005

You’ll be amazed what you could find out during National Science Week (11-20 March). Not only could you find out why you shouldn’t play with Frisbees in the snow, but you could also learn how chimpanzees talk and find out whether we really did land on the Moon or whether it was just a hoax.

Throughout the UK – from Truro to Thurso, Aberystwyth to Armagh – over a hundred thousand people will be taking part in events at theatres, schools, pubs, galleries and science centres.

National Science Week is also the time to discuss the latest issues in science and technology. In Ascot, Professor Russell Foster will be asking if we are messing with nature, whilst in Stirling, Anton Immink will be looking at our dwindling fish stocks and how we can create a sustainable supply of food, income and employment.

“Science plays a central role in our lives, from developing new medicines and investigating climate change to designing the latest mobile phone or tennis racquet,” says Roland Jackson, Chief Executive of the BA, which co-ordinates National Science Week. “It is important that everyone is able to engage with science and science-related issues, and National Science Week gives them this chance, whether it is finding out something new, discussing your hopes and concerns about the progress of science or just getting your hands mucky with a home experiment.”

Even if you can’t make it to one of over a thousand events across the country, you could try exploring the science of your own home. The National Science Week website contains dozens of free activities that can be done with your family and friends and even information on how you could organise a birthday party to celebrate Einstein’s birthday on 14 March.

Visit the National Science Week site to find out more.

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